Cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe 【RECOMMENDED ◆】

First, ensure your config is ready. Then:

For TCP services, you must also set up Cloudflare Access (or use cloudflared access tcp on the client side). For temporary sharing (e.g., a demo), you don’t even need a domain. Run: cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe

net start cloudflared Or use the Services GUI ( services.msc ). The service automatically runs at boot. | Local Service | Example URL | Config service line | |------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | IIS (default website) | http://localhost:80 | service: http://localhost:80 | | Node.js dev server | http://localhost:3000 | service: http://localhost:3000 | | Jellyfin / Plex | http://localhost:8096 | service: http://localhost:8096 | | SMB / RDP (via Access) | tcp://localhost:3389 | service: tcp://localhost:3389 | | SSH | tcp://localhost:22 | service: tcp://localhost:22 | First, ensure your config is ready

Open or PowerShell and navigate to where cloudflared.exe lives, then run: Run: net start cloudflared Or use the Services

Now, route traffic to a local service. For example, if you run a web app on localhost:3000 :